MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS

• With fewer people taking transit, Vancouver's TransLink gets into the real estate business

  TransLink is turning to real estate development as a way to bring in the money it needs for expansion plans, as it deals with the impact of years of decreased ridership.

  

• As living costs surge, tenants dread B.C.'s next inflation-matched rent increase

  With annual rent increases tied to inflation in British Columbia, tenant advocates are worried the next hike could force some already-struggling families from their homes.

  

• Condo with no kitchen located inside Vancouver hotel listed for $659K

  For less than the price of a typical Vancouver condo, you could be living in the heart of the city's downtown core – as long as you don't mind a lot of dining out, or having hotel guests for neighbours.

• 'Alleged agreement' to buy Vancouver home not legally binding, court rules

  A Vancouver man who sued the would-be buyer of his home for $600,000, claiming he was owed a deposit for that amount despite the deal falling through, has had his claims dismissed by the B.C. Supreme Court.

• Mansion built into West Coast bluff for sale for $20M

  What may have been seen as a challenge for some builders became an opportunity for those involved in the construction of a mansion on a rocky property in West Vancouver.

• How rising mortgage rates are impacting B.C. real estate

  Rising mortgage rates are dampening home sales in British Columbia, a just-published real estate report suggests.

• Court orders sale of Richmond, B.C., condo as partial repayment of multimillion-dollar fraud

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered the sale of a Richmond condo after determining that it was acquired using funds from a US$7-million fraud committed in Washington State in 2007.

• Canadian real estate market: Major cities top list of worst spots to buy

  They're the hottest real estate markets in the country, but Vancouver and Toronto are also ranked the worst places in Canada when it comes to making a purchase.

• Vancouver rentals: Parked travel trailer without plumbing offered for $650/month

  A travel trailer without plumbing parked in the driveway of an East Vancouver home is being offered for $650 a month, in the latest eyebrow-raising Craigslist ad to emerge from the city's increasingly unaffordable rental market.

• Nearly 1 in 4 homeowners would have to sell if interest rates rise more, survey finds

  Nearly one in four homeowners say they will have to sell their home if interest rates go up further, according to a new debt survey from Manulife Bank of Canada.

• Ranking: These Metro Vancouver cities saw biggest real estate price dips due to rising interest rates

  A just-released report on rising interest rates is giving would-be home buyers and sellers an idea of the impact already being seen in the Vancouver area, and the results vary by city.

• B.C. family that had to vacate house so new owner could move in says rent raised instead

  A B.C. family that was forced to leave their rental home for "landlord's use of property" said they were shocked to see it listed online again instead – for thousands of dollars more per month.